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Some students worried about getting enough tickets for the Spring Commencement ceremony can breathe a little easier knowing they’ll be given at least two more than they were originally told. Ohio State spokeswoman Gayle Saunders said the four ticket limit announced last week was only a starting point. “Our whole goal along the way was to find a way to accommodate students and their guests,” Saunders said. Students found out about the four ticket limit when it was announced that President Barack Obama would be delivering the Spring Commencement speech. The limit was put in place due to security measures, renovations to Ohio Stadium and the record number of graduating students. The ticket allotment increase came when additional sections of the stadium were set to be open after adjusting the schedule for renovations in the stadium. The stadium is scheduled to undergo renovations, and the OSU Football Spring Game on April 13 was moved to Cincinnati as a result. The renovations include replacing some concrete, but Saunders said it was too early to tell if the change would delay the project. Saunders also said while the university didn’t expect

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President Barack Obama speaks on The Oval on Oct. 9. He is expected to return for OSU’s Spring Commencement. for the ticket limit to remain at four, she said it’s too soon to tell if it will be raised to more than six. “As we learn about spacing needs, we will take that into consideration,” she said. Saunders said the university has heard feedback from students and parents on the ticket limit policy, and

that “our priority is our students and their families during this special time.” Commencement Speaker Selection Committee member and fourth-year in political science Niraj Antani said he gathered feedback from students and identified two possible solutions to some of the problems he had heard. An online site where students could register how many tickets they need was created, and university officials looked at how the commencement layout could be restructured in the stadium to accommodate more guests. “The solution came from students,” Antani said. The system allows students to register how many tickets they will need and if they believe they will need more than six. Since there is no way for the university to check how many tickets a student will actually need to accommodate their guests, it operates on the honor system. “If you really don’t need six tickets, don’t get six tickets. Get however many you need,” Antani said. “I hope students take that into account. I wouldn’t want someone’s family not be able to come to graduation.” Tom Reed, a fourth-year in information systems, said the ticket limit was just too low. “Four tickets definitely wasn’t enough, I’m glad OSU

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ALEXANDRIA CHAPIN Lantern reporter chapin.39@osu.edu Unopposed candidates Taylor Stepp and Josh Ahart did not have to fight for speaking time on Tuesday night during the Undergraduate Student Government presidential debate. Stepp, a third-year in public affairs and current USG president, took the time that had been set aside for opposing candidates to debate to have an open discussion with the about 50 students who attended. Stepp outlined what he accomplished during his presidency and his future goals for USG before opening up the ﬂoor for questions. “I realize that it was very important to run again for a second-term,” Stepp said. “I think USG has done a lot of good this year.” Although Stepp did not have to debate with write-in candidate and

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USG President Taylor Stepp (left) and vice presidential candidate Josh Ahart (right) listen to a question asked by a member of the audience during a debate at the Ohio Union Feb. 26. second-year in political science Jacob Coate, nor did Coate attend the debate, members of Coate’s campaign were there to represent him when the ﬂoor was opened up for questions. Caleb Johnson, a second-year in political science and English, is a

manager on Coate’s campaign. Johnson said Coate was not able to make it to the debate due to other speaking engagements. “We love everything (Stepp and Ahart) have to say, we just feel like we could do a little better,” Johnson said. “Jacob has a really big love for

democracy, and an unopposed election isn’t helping a democracy.” Cameron Phelps, a second-year in psychology and criminology, is the treasurer of Coate’s campaign and said Coate thought it would be rude to show up and debate Stepp without approval. “We met with the judicial panel earlier this week to become part of the debate,” Phelps said. “But the judicial panel didn’t see it our way.” The USG judicial panel interprets the USG constitution and oversees elections. Stepp acknowledged Coate’s absence. “I would love to have a conversation with him and debate if possible,” Stepp said. The incumbent said he feels more confident in his campaign compared to last year and said reception to the campaign has been “fantastic.”

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Unless congressional action stops this Friday’s scheduled spending cuts, low-income Ohio students could see a drop in opportunities for financial aid and work-study positions. According to the White House, the impending sequester, a term for a series of automatic spending cuts by the government, will cause nearly 3,320 fewer low-income students in Ohio to receive financial aid assistance. The cuts do not end there — about 1,450 fewer Ohio students will get work-study jobs that help them pay for college. The spending cuts will total $85 billion this year, and $1.2 trillion over the span of 10 years, according to multiple sources. Part of these spending cuts will affect the way students fund their higher education. While final figures won’t be solidified until Friday, Diane Stemper, executive director of student

financial aid in the division of enrollment services, said that as of now, about $62,000 in Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant money and $113,000 in work-study funds will be cut for the 2013-2014 year at OSU if an agreement isn’t made. “We would lose funding for our highest-need students,” Stemper said. “We would, total, have about 200 students impacted by that cut through those two programs.” Stemper also said under the sequester, students might be charged higher origination fees for their student loans, which are taken out for administrative purposes. Matia White, a third-year in criminology, said she receives all of her financial aid through work study, grants and loans. She works another job Monday through Friday from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. to pay for what the financial aid doesn’t cover. White said she would be one of many such students forced to drop out of school if the sequester were to occur. “I do struggle a lot because I live with a mother

who doesn’t have a job,” she said. “If they were to cut any of my financial aid it would hurt a lot in my future goals. I already have to deal with balancing school and two jobs. I don’t think I could maintain my grades, stay aﬂoat and support my family and school.” White said work-study jobs are ﬂexible enough to allow students to do homework in breaks and focus on their education. Without a work-study job, she said, students would have to find work elsewhere, which might not allow textbooks on site and could negatively affect study time. Dhatri Kotekal, a second-year in microbiology, said if sequestration occurs, it would adversely affect students trying to focus on their studies and pay for books or food. “For me, the reason I have a work-study job is so that I can (conduct) research and have a job at the same time. This work-study job has been helping me pay for things like (groceries) and clothes,” Kotekal said.

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campus Write-in candidate Coate gains support from Facebook group calling for USG reform KRISTINE VARKONY Lantern reporter varkony.1@osu.edu Some students focused on bringing more transparency to Undergraduate Student Government gave their support to the write-in presidential campaign of Jacob Coate, a second-year in political science. A Facebook group called “USG at OSU: Call for Reform” was started by Peter Marzalik, a third-year in Russian and international studies, who brieﬂy decided to run as a write-in candidate himself after reading in The Lantern that incumbent USG President Taylor Stepp would be running unopposed, though he decided against it. Marzalik said he wanted to address what he saw as a lack in USG transparency and student body engagement. “As a concerned constituent and as an active student organization leader, I feel like it’s my duty to voice my opinions on the situation, and also propose and promote solutions to try to make USG (as) effective, transparent and accountable as possible,” he said. Marzalik said transparency has been lost in USG in the past few years, citing several out-of-date and what he believes are detail-deficient documents on the USG website. The documents include Senate resolutions, bills and budgets. “Transparency and accountability are not now institutionalized in USG,” he said. Marzalik said he believes Coate will change that if elected. Coate has incorporated some of the points Marzalik highlighted into his campaign. “My campaign and everyone who worked on (USG at OSU: Call for Reform) are two groups of people who really want to increase accountability with USG,” Coate said. “We think that those policy initiatives were incredibly outside-the-box thinking and really add a nonpartisan element to USG politics.” Stepp and his running mate Josh Ahart, a thirdyear in public affairs, are also running on a platform of transparency, but Marzalik is not convinced of their promise. “With Taylor, it’s a campaign promise that (is) included because it sounds good. With Jacob, it’s the main reason he is running — to reform the system — so he can carry out more of his platform ideas that will come out,” he said. Marzalik believes USG should “be at or at least be close to perfection” with the amount of money it is allotted every year.

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USG President Taylor Stepp is running for re-election. Every student pays a $37.50 per-semester Student Activity Fee, which according to the Ohio Union website generates roughly $4 million. That money is divided among several student programs, and 8.65 percent is given to student government funding. “That is a mini-investment that every single undergraduate student is making, and we don’t know where that money is going because there has been no comprehensive budget released to the student body or even advertised to be looked over,” Marzalik said. Stepp said he is unaware of the group’s issues with USG, but invites them to come to the next USG meeting on Wednesday at the Ohio Union. “They have not made contact with us to try to push any specific reforms,” Stepp said. “USG isn’t exactly where it needs to be, but we’ve had a very good year.” Marzalik’s ideas include a newsletter with updates on what USG is doing, university-wide surveys, updating executive reports regularly and forming a non-partisan performance review committee. “If Taylor Stepp does win, I will still be attending the first Senate meeting following the election … presenting all of these ideas. He can decide if he wants to do them or not,” Marzalik said. Marzalik said he was unaware of the application deadline to register as a candidate for USG president, which is why he isn’t running against Stepp.

The Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program was close to losing its funding, but a $150,000 grant will allow it to operate at least through the next academic year. A roughly $100,000 grant that funds the program is set to expire at the end of the academic year, said Darcy Granello, the director of the Suicide Prevention Program. Though the previous grant was worth about $100,000, the program has previously received additional support from people volunteering either their time or resources. Gretchen Metzelaars, the senior associate vice president for Student Life, said the program is strong and that the university is lucky to have the resources to support it. However, the new grant might even allow for the program to grow next year. “We will be able to maintain and, in some instances, even enhance the kinds of programming we’ve been able to offer,” Granello said. Suicide is the third leading cause of death from ages 15 to 24, according to the Wexner Medical Center’s website. Student Life will have to re-evaluate its funds for next year to see if it is still able and willing to support the suicide program. Despite this, Granello said she is not worried about the program’s future. “I think the university has demonstrated that they value this and support this,” Granello said. “We’ve been given no reason to believe that we don’t have the support of the university.” Wendy Winger, the program manager for Suicide Prevention, said the program is important for helping people learn how to help their friends, colleagues and students.

“The whole notion of the work we do is we teach the community at large what the warning signs are,” Winger said. The OSU Suicide Prevention Program gives advice on how to prevent suicide and also offers several programs that assist faculty and students with suicide prevention. The program offers several outreach initiatives, including REACH, a training program which teaches students, faculty and staff to recognize warning signs and the best next steps. Part of the funding for suicide prevention at OSU also goes toward the Buckeye Campaign Against Suicide, the student organization that branches off the Suicide Prevention Program. It is not directly funded by the grant, but some of the money goes toward a few events organized by BCAS. BCAS has organized events such as RU OK? Day last May, which aimed to start a conversation about mental health. The university received the money for the grant from money earned in its $125 million partnership with Huntington Bank. Samantha Swope, a fourth-year in Korean, said it is important to keep suicide prevention programs at OSU. “College is really stressful,” Swope said. “I know people that have done it (committed suicide) and so that’s why I think it’s important there are prevention programs.” Vice President of Student Life Javaune AdamsGaston talked about the importance of the program in a statement. “The Office of Student Life has been a dedicated partner in Ohio State’s Suicide Prevention Program, and we are proud of the initiative’s impact and progress over the past years. Through our support, engagement and participation, we understand the value and can attest to the program’s positive effect on the campus community,” she said.

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continuations kind of realized that,” Reed said. “Six tickets is definitely an improvement.” He said however, students with larger families will still require more. But Katelyn Barnett, a fourth-year in English and strategic communication, said the ticket limit increase wouldn’t affect her. “I was only going to ever use two, so it doesn’t really affect me I guess,” she said. “I’ll probably just give my other tickets away or something.” However, she said she feels empathic toward students that still need more than six tickets. “It’s unfortunate … it should be about the families, they put money and time and heart in this and (in) getting students through school,” Barnett said. Some students, concerned about the ticket limit, were offering to purchase tickets from others online, who are offering to sell single tickets for hundreds of dollars on Facebook and Craigslist.

Debate from 1A Ahart, a third-year in public affairs, is Stepp’s vicepresidential candidate and will replace current vice president Kevin Arndt if elected. “I wouldn’t say it wasn’t a debate, it was more of a conversation though,” Ahart said. “I was more excited about being able to engage with students.” Ahart said he is not worried about other campaigns. “We’re only focused on ourselves,” he said.

Aid from 1A Professor David Jacobs in the Department of Sociology at OSU said bad planning has brought the government to this crossroads. “(Congress and President Barack Obama) set up a deal where there would be heavy and irrational punishments if they couldn’t come to a deal to reduce the deficit. There’s two ways to do that: one is to cut spending, and the other is to raise taxes,” he said. “Everybody thought that if (Obama) makes this hurdle punitive enough that it would give opposing sides strong enough incentive to reach a deal. Well it’s not.” While Karthik Hari, a second-year in electrical and computer engineering, doesn’t rely on financial aid or a work-study position to pay for school, he agrees the sequester is detrimental to the education system in general. “It hinders willing students from earning higher degrees of education that drive the economy and our nation in the first place,” Hari said. Kyle Strickland, vice president of OSU College Democrats and a fourth-year in political science, said the cuts in financial aid are devastating

However, Saunders said the university is firmly against graduation ticket sales. “We do not condone the buying and selling of tickets. Our hope is that students go online and go through the (university) process and get their tickets,” she said. Spring Commencement is scheduled for noon on May 5 in Ohio Stadium. Obama will deliver the speech exactly one year after he kicked off his re-election campaign at the Schottenstein Center. Since then, Obama has visited campus twice: in August when he had lunch at Sloopy’s Diner in the Ohio Union, and in October when he delivered a speech on the Oval. He also spoke on campus last March and in October 2010. Obama will be the fifth president and the third sitting president to speak at an OSU commencement. The last sitting president to speak was George W. Bush in 2002.

Stepp said financial aid and affordability should be USG’s main focus, as well as a switch to digital textbooks, a university-approved landlord model and advanced campus safety initiatives. “I think we have a really fantastic year ahead of us if Josh and I are elected,” Stepp said. “I think we’re about to take USG to the next level.” USG voting opens Wednesday at noon and closes Friday at 11:59 p.m.

and that the compromise requires a balanced approach. “The inaction in Congress is absolutely ridiculous. In order to deal with our deficit and debt we can cut spending but we can be smart about it,” Strickland said. “I think it’s ridiculous that we let millionaires and billionaires get away with loopholes and tax breaks. Meanwhile as a result, we’re having to cut spending for domestic programs for the middle-class and lower-income families.” Stemper said OSU is continuing to present data about students and the benefits of offering them financial aid to lawmakers in an effort to prevent sequestration. “The good thing is that Ohio State is trying to do as much as we can by freezing tuition and putting in more money to financial aid,” she said. “We’re committed to minimizing the impact as much as we possibly can.”

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After debacle, OSU asking itself ‘Why?’ ETHAN DAY Lantern reporter day.369@osu.edu Ohio State wrestling coach Tom Ryan took a lengthy pause before describing how he felt about the sixth-ranked Buckeyes’ opening round exit against No. 5 Missouri at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals over the weekend. “It was embarrassing,” he said. “That’s how I’d put it. It was an embarrassment across the board, at every weight class.” OSU, which suffered a 28-6 beating from the Tigers, was only able to collect two wins from redshirt sophomore Logan Stieber and his brother, sophomore Hunter Stieber, at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. “They matched up with us pretty well,” Hunter Stieber said. “Most of the matches we lost were in a couple points of each other and one wrong move kind of changed the match and kind of out-gritted us in a lot of those positions.” The Buckeyes started the match off in a hole, quickly going down 6-0 after 125-pound senior Nikko Triggas was pinned by No. 1-ranked junior Alan Waters in 3:52. Consecutive wins by the undefeated Stieber brothers evened the score at six, but everything fell apart after that. Missouri would go on to win the final seven bouts. Despite the Tigers’ landslide victory, many of the matches were won by a narrow margin. Sophomore Cam Tessari lost a close 4-2 decision to No. 11-ranked sophomore Drake Houdashelt at 149 pounds. In the next match, redshirt sophomore Josh Demas at 157 pounds had a 2-1 lead with 27 seconds left before No. 15 junior Kyle Bradley was able to tie the score with an escape in the final seconds of regulation and force overtime. He would go on to best Demas in sudden victory with a 4-2 win. The next two matches were decided by a single point each as OSU freshman Mark Martin fell to No. 15 junior Zach Toal 1-0 in the 165-pound weight class, and redshirt junior Nick

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OSU 125-pounder Nikko Triggas (bottom) wrestles Penn State sophomore Nico Megaludis (top) during a match on Feb. 10 at St. John Arena. OSU lost, 29-18. On Friday, OSU lost to Missouri, 28-6, at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Heflin suffered a 4-3 defeat to No. 8-ranked senior Todd Porter at 174 pounds. Redshirt senior C.J. Magrum and sophomore Andrew Campolattano followed with back-toback 5-0 losses at 184 and 197 pounds. Missouri senior and No. 3-ranked Dom Bradley dominated the final match en route to a 12-4 victory against redshirt sophomore Kosta Karageorge, who was filling in for injured redshirt junior Peter Capone. “We just never got rolling off the beginning,” said 141-pound redshirt junior Ian Paddock. “When it rain it pours. No one really stepped up and we lost all the close positions in every match. All of that adds up. That’s why we lost.” Ryan said a major concern for his team going forward is its discipline on and off the mats, yet he feels that they can correct it in time for the Big Ten Championships. “We’re much better than we showed,” he said. “A week ago, we wrestled the No. 1 team in the country into six wins to four. We’re still optimistic.

Hopefully the sting is bad enough of doing things the wrong way that we start doing things the right way. But it’s inexcusable to wrestle that way this time of the year.” But in order to become the Big Ten champions, Ryan said his team has to start thinking of themselves as a unit, not as individuals. “We have to be a team, care about each other,” he said. “When you want to shove something in your face, think about somebody other than yourself. When you want to stay up late, think about somebody other than yourself. When you want to be lazy in practice and not push yourself, think about somebody other than yourself. We have to be a team. We need that ‘Why?’ factor. Why are we doing this? That has to come into play, and right now the ‘Why?’ factor is in question for me with some people.” OSU will have a chance to bounce back the team they travel to Champaign, Ill., for the 2013 Big Ten Championships March 9-10.

Women’s basketball bounces back against Michigan State BROOKE THOMAS Lantern reporter thomas.2246@osu.edu

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OSU junior center Ashley Adams shoots during a game against Wisconsin on Feb. 7 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU won, 65-59. On Monday, Adams had 16 points against Michigan State in a 67-60 win at the Schottenstein Center.

After losing back-to-back games to Nebraska and Minnesota, the Ohio State women’s basketball team needed a win to get back on track. On Monday, the Buckeyes did just that, as they dropped Michigan State, 67-60 at the Schottenstein Center. The win was in part due to contributions across the board from Buckeyes other than the usual solo scoring act of senior guard Tayler Hill. Five Buckeyes scored in double figures. Freshman guard Ameryst Alston said this was the best cohesive effort by OSU all year. “The ball was moving, (we) played together, it was a good game,” Alston said. Last week, after a last-second loss to Minnesota, coach Jim Foster called out his post players for not producing as they should. But this time around, the Buckeyes had an answer with their play in the paint. Junior center Ashley Adams shot 80 percent from the field and led all scorers with 16 points, adding five rebounds and three blocks. “(Adams and I) had a very good session,” Foster said. “That position has had all my attention for the past couple of days.” OSU (15-12, 5-9 Big Ten), which is tied for ninth in the conference, received contributions from other playmakers as well. Alston went 7 of 8 from the field, dropping 15 points, five rebounds and one steal. Senior guards Amber Stokes and Hill

finished the night for a combined 26 points and 10 rebounds. Hill was one of the five double-digit scorers of the night, making it her 60th consecutive game in double-figures, the longest active streak in the Big Ten and the fourth longest in Division I. Foster said he would be changing the lineup by replacing the power forward position with a smaller guard rotation. “We’re vibing together,” Stokes said. “Coach has changed up the lineup. We have the chemistry and it showed in the game.” That chemistry was apparent in the first half. Shooting 42 percent from the field, the Buckeyes headed to the locker room at halftime with a seven point lead, 30-23. The Buckeyes’ aggressive defense caused nine Spartan turnovers in the first half, leading to 15 points for the Buckeyes, half of its points in the first act. It proved to be too big of a hole for MSU to dig itself out of. “Too late,” said Michigan State coach Suzy Merchant. “It was too late.” MSU, though, had a productive second half, shooting 46 percent from the field on 16 of 35 shots. But for every basket the Spartans made, the Buckeyes had an answer, shooting more efficiently at 64 percent from the field. OSU maintained a consistent lead the second half, as both teams scored 37 points in the last 20 minutes. For the first time in four games, it was a player other than Hill that led the Buckeyes in scoring. Visit thelantern.com to read the rest of this story.

After taking down Boston College, Buckeyes set for Notre Dame ELLIOT SCHALL Lantern reporter schall.21@osu.edu

The next test for the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team is set to be against the No. 9-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday evening in South Bend, Ind. No. 13 OSU holds a 2-1 record after winning at William & Mary Feb. 20 and at home against Boston College Saturday afternoon. Notre Dame is coming off a win at Stanford where they won, 12-10, after a second-half comeback. This matchup will be OSU’s third road game of the season. The Buckeyes are 1-1 in away games. OSU is 7-10 against Notre Dame all-time after losing at their last meeting about a year ago, 16-7, in OSU’s first loss last season. In Saturday’s 15-8 win against Boston College, OSU scored eight goals in the first half and seven

in the second half. Junior attacker Katie Chase had a career-high four goals as sophomore midfielder Kelsea Ayers and freshman midfielder Cian Dabrowski added an additional three goals each. “Boston College is an incredibly talented team, but we were able to capitalize at the right moments to keep the momentum in our favor,” said OSU coach Alexis Venechanos in a press release. OSU saw contributions from many of its players in the win, including two assists from sophomore attacker Jackie Cifarelli and six saves from sophomore goalkeeper Tori DeScenza, who recorded her second win this season. “The draw was huge for us today and we were able to spread the ball around to get (a lot) of players involved on offense. I think the most important factor for us though was team defense. Everyone clicked and worked together,” Venechanos said. The Buckeyes are set to take on the Fighting Irish at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

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OSU then-freshman midfielder Mary Kate Facchina (23) tries to strip the ball during a game against Notre Dame on March 4 at Ohio Stadium. OSU lost, 16-7.

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Ra Ra Riot to bring energy to C-Bus stage Shelby Lum Lantern reporter lum.13@osu.edu A&R Music Bar is a change from the beer-soaked carpet and red Solo cups that painted Ra Ra Riot’s beginning as house party entertainment. “When the band started we spent a lot of time playing at house parties and places where we had a lot of competition for people’s attention, and I think that sort of carried over into the more recent years of the band,” said vocalist Wes Miles. Ra Ra Riot is scheduled to play at A&R Music Bar Thursday at 7 p.m. The band out of Syracuse, N.Y., has taken a few lessons in competing for attention from its house party days. “We are really trying to make (the band’s music) high energy and interact with the fans a lot,” Miles said. With that higher energy has come more fans and a bigger venue than Ra Ra Riot’s previous performances in Columbus. The band has played in Columbus before at The Basement, which holds about 300 people. Marissa Luther, marketing director for PromoWest Productions, said A&R Music Bar holds about 400 people. She said booking is

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Ra Ra Riot is slated to perform Feb. 28 at A&R Music Bar. based on the size and popularity of the band. “Ticket sales are strong, so I think people are excited about it,” Luther said. Miles agreed that the bigger venue is good news. “It feels like we are making some serious progress,” he said. The indie rock band released its third studio album, “Beta Love,” on Jan. 22, and has been touring to promote it since its release. Miles said “Beta Love” was a step away from the band’s usual work, which is known for heavily incorporating string instruments. “There are a few songs without

any strings on them which I don’t think we’ve ever done before,” he said. “There was this deliberate choice to not have that.” He said expanding the band’s horizons was important to its members. “It was starting to feel like it was limiting our possibilities,” Miles said. “It kind of handcuffed us rather than letting us do what we wanted.” Not only is the album a departure from the band’s usual style, but it was recorded differently as well. Miles said the different sound in “Beta Love” stems from recording in the summer as well as recording

with Dennis Herring, who has produced with both Modest Mouse and Elvis Costello. “(Herring) was a hands-on producer,” Miles said. “He also pushed us each individually to make our best work.” The band’s previous two albums, “The Rhumb Line” and “The Orchard,” were both recorded in the middle of winter. “It’s a really different vibe to be recording in the summertime, and I think that affected the record a lot,” Miles said. He said he thought “Beta Love” displayed his best vocals yet. Spoonful Records owner, Brett Ruland, said although the band’s earlier albums were sold at Spoonful Records, the newest album is still not available in the store located at 116 E. Long St. “They sell but they don’t sell like the other (bands),” Ruland said. He said he would try to get the album in before the show on Thursday. But Ra Ra Riot’s performances are different than its recorded music, and Miles said he thought the band’s shows were among its strongest assets. “One of our biggest strengths as a band is our live show, because we have a lot of energy,” Miles said. “We play loud.” Tickets are available for $15 through Ticketmaster.

Tiësto set to invade Columbus as part of college-focused tour Madeline Roth Senior Lantern reporter roth.302@osu.edu

Ra Ra Riot 7 p.m. @ A&R Music Bar Pomegranates 8 p.m. @ Kobo Clave Sonic 9 p.m. @ Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar

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Royal thunder 8 p.m. @ Kobo zach deputy 8 p.m. @ Woodlands Tavern Jahman brahman 8 p.m. @ Skully’s Music Diner

After recently being named one of the top DJs in the world, electronic dance music artist Tiësto is riding the wave of success and gearing up to bring his energetic live show to Columbus. Tiësto, whose real name is Tijs Michiel Verwest, is slated to play at 7 p.m. Thursday at Nationwide Arena, along with opening acts Quintino, Tommy Trash and Alvaro, as part of his “Club Life College Invasion Tour,” which is specifically targeted toward college students. “I love playing for the college kids. They are so energetic and passionate about the music,” Tiësto said in an email. Tiësto, who is from the Netherlands, embarked on the first installment of his “College Invasion Tour” in 2011, visiting 18 college markets around the U.S. The second part of the tour was originally scheduled to come to Columbus last October but was rescheduled after he suffered a back injury last fall. Jay Veal, promotions director for Prime Social Group, which has been promoting the concert around Columbus using yard signs to social media, said he expects the show to be a big success. “It’s definitely an action-packed tour. The production is second-to-none, and Tiësto’s at the peak of his career,” Veal said. He said he is expecting Thursday’s show to be better than Tiësto’s last gig in Columbus, which took place at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in March 2011. “The last time we brought him to Columbus was great … but with how well he’s been doing and with the growth of the electronic dance music scene, we wanted this to be a much bigger production,” Veal said.

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Tiësto is scheduled to perform Feb. 28 at Nationwide Arena. Tiësto said he agrees this show will be bigger and better than before. “I really want to deliver a memorable Tiësto experience — along with the music I have a big production,” Tiësto said. “I want to give people an experience they will never forget for the rest of their lives.” Tiësto was recently ranked second on DJ Mag’s list of the top 100 DJs of 2012 — one spot behind Dutch DJ and producer Armin Van Buuren — which has given him even more buzz. “There’s kind of an aura around his name,” Veal said. “You hear the hype and it’s something that, as a music fan, why wouldn’t you want to experience that?” Caleb Williams, a second-year in finance who is planning to attend the concert Thursday, said he is looking forward to experiencing the concert’s “party atmosphere.”

“I’ve been a fan for a long time … but I’ve never seen him live before so I’m expecting to hear some solid music,” Williams said. “I like to go to these shows for the light shows and effects.” Tiësto said that, because of the nature of his music, concertgoers can definitely expect a memorable show. “Electronic music has no boundaries. As long as people are dancing you can connect with them on many different levels,” Tiësto said. “Some tracks trigger different emotions in people, some tracks make people go crazy. It’s a musical journey every night and that all starts with making the music.” Tickets to the show can be purchased through Ticketmaster and range from $28-$38.

OSU professor sheds light on importance of music during Cold War Elizabeth Garabedian Lantern reporter garabedian.3@osu.edu

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During the Cold War some believed music was so influential it could actually change the perception of a nation. Danielle Fosler-Lussier, associate professor in Ohio State’s School of Music, presented her lecture “The Highest Peaceful Arts: Classical Music and the Mediation of Prestige in U.S. Cultural Diplomacy, 1954-1970” Monday at the 18th Avenue Library. The lecture focused on the United States’ use of music in foreign diplomacy during the Cold War and its effect on how the country was perceived during that time. “Between the 1950s and 1970s, the State Department sent more than 1,000 professional and amateur musicians abroad,” Fosler-Lussier said during the lecture. “They represented many genres of music, from classical to jazz to rock ‘n’ roll and folk.” Fosler-Lussier said the U.S. musicians played classical music most often overseas because it was considered the “highest art” of music. “The prominence of art music in the program was also a strategic choice,” Fosler-Lussier said. “Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Andrew Berding explained in 1958 that Soviet propaganda demanded a strong response. The Soviets claimed sophisticated culture was a sign of a nation’s maturity and

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Danielle FoslerLussier presented a lecture called ‘The Highest Peaceful Arts: Classical Music and the Mediation of Prestige in US Cultural Diplomacy, 1954-1970’ at the 18th Avenue Library Feb. 25. worthiness, and that America had no such culture. Berding aimed to counteract these claims by presenting the ‘highest’ forms of the arts, including classical music.” Before entering graduate school, Fosler-Lussier said she spent a year in Germany taking classes.

There, she said she read something involving music and politics and believed it did not quite match up. “I had a fellowship from the German government to live in Germany for a year and take courses, and while

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[ a +e ] Lecture from 1B I was over there, the reading I was doing just didn’t make sense to me,” Fosler-Lussier told The Lantern. “They were saying things that implied that music was too easy to understand and was somehow affiliated with the Nazis, and that was an interesting statement. And so I started wanting to know why they would make such a statement.” Andrea Harding, a second-year in criminology and sociology, said she thought the perception of the U.S. would depend on the styles of music in other countries. “It would reflect positively in a country with similar musical styles,” Harding said. “But I think it would reflect negatively in a country with different musical styles.” The lecture was part of the Musicology Lecture Series in the School of Music and was co-sponsored by Ohio State’s Performance/Politics Working Group in the Humanities Institute, an organization that analyzes performing arts with an emphasis on political concerns. Ryan Skinner, an assistant professor of music who works for the working group, noted the political importance behind FoslerLussier’s lecture. “The Cold War is part of the American cultural diplomacy program, and we’re working precisely within that framework of the mission of performance politics,” Skinner said. Skinner said he finds classical music to be underappreciated and thinks it deserves more focus. “The study of classical music has tended to (be) depoliticized (in) its content and meaning,” Skinner said. “As classical (music) is popularly represented and consumed, we tend to focus on the performance of beautiful music. Here, Danielle is presenting classical (music) as a gesture of political concerns, so what happens is we as a country decide to send musicians abroad in the context of Cold War diplomacy, increasing the American presence abroad, strengthening the perception through the classical music understood to be a high art form.” Alexandra Southard, a third-year in animal sciences, said she thought the U.S. could make a positive impact overseas through music. “It would be a way for the U.S. to reflect more knowledge,” Southard said. “And they’d be working together. It would only be seen as negative if these musicians were in prison.” Fosler-Lussier said she believes music has the power to change other countries’ perception of the U.S. “When you look really closely at what happens on those tours, when musicians get where they’re going and interact with people, you find lots of complicated things happening,” she said. “(They’re) building relationships with people, making friends or irritating people. People from other countries are able to see things about Americans that they weren’t able to see close-up before.” Fosler-Lussier said she has been interested in the way music brings people together since she was young. “Even from high school, I have been interested in the way music connects people,” said Fosler-Lussier, “I have been interested in the way music connects people, the way people will bond over a particular musical preference. It gives them a way to be engaged with each other that’s not verbal but is very powerful.”

Blue Jackets players to trade sticks for style in charity fashion show Rose Davidson Lantern reporter davidson.347@osu.edu While they can usually be seen dressed for battle, members of Columbus’ professional hockey team will soon trade in their uniforms for an evening of fashion. The Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation is scheduled to hold its seventh annual “Black Tie Blue Jackets Style Show” Wednesday at Nationwide Arena. The event benefits pediatric cancer patients, called “heroes,” by raising money for various nonprofit organizations and initiatives that work in the area of pediatric cancer. “Last year, we raised $200,000 and we’re hoping to exceed that this year,” said Jen Bowden, executive director of the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation. “We’re looking like we’re on track to do that, to break that number.” Bowden said the idea behind the runway show came from “Hats for Heroes,” a program started by former Blue Jackets center Tyler Wright to give hats to pediatric cancer patients going through chemotherapy. The clothing featured in the show is from local boutiques. Aside from the runway portion, where players and their significant others walk out with child participants, the event includes a silent auction, live auction and a performance by the Columbus Children’s Choir. Ali Humbert, fiancée of the Blue Jackets’ right wing Derek Dorsett, has participated in the style show for the past three years. She said having the event at Nationwide Arena has been great because it is held on center ice, where the hockey games are played. However, she said the experience for the players is quite different from an average game. “It’s neat to see a different side of the players,” Humbert said. “They’re comfortable on the ice, they’re doing what they love to do, but getting them all dressed up in a suit and tie is a little bit out of their comfort zone, so it’s awesome.” The 10 “heroes” in this year’s event range from age 4 to 16, but last year’s event had two participants in their 20s One

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(From left) Derek Dorsett, Molly Fahy and Ali Humbert walk at the 2012 ‘Black Tie Blue Jackets Style Show.’ was Jared Sylvester, who now serves as a member of the event’s planning committee. He said one of his roles this year has been to communicate with the children’s families and the “heroes” themselves throughout the planning of the event. “This world that these kids are in I know so well, and I can relate to all the family members and the patients that are going through this,” Sylvester said. “It’s fun for me to give back to something that is worthwhile … I know from my own experience how life-tipping this event can be.” Sylvester attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, but moved home to Columbus after being diagnosed with an osteosarcoma, a rare form of malignant bone cancer, in October 2010. He’s been in remission since October 2011 and said he plans to begin classes at Ohio State this fall. Though Sylvester said he’s a fan of the Columbus Blue Jackets, his involvement with the event goes deeper than a desire for connections or season tickets.

“I’ve never seen joy on kids’ faces as I have the night of the event, it’s pretty spectacular,” Sylvester said. “They get a night to goof off and these kids don’t get a night that often to be relaxed and just be carefree … that’s a blessing to see and be around. That’s really why I do it.” The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a “model meet and greet,” followed by dinner and then the style show. Tickets are $250 per person and include the dinner and a cocktail reception, but in an effort to draw a younger audience, Sylvester said young business professionals can purchase show tickets for $95 each. Tickets can be purchased at www.bluejacketsfoundation. org.

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USG President Taylor Stepp (left) and vice presidential candidate John Ahart (back) talk to a student on the Oval Feb. 15. USG elections are Feb. 27 through March 1.

Absense of USG opposition does not equate to lack of interest Letter to the editor Undergraduate Student Government has had a profound effect on my life during my time at The Ohio State University. I have seen USG’s ability to improve the lives of every student at this university. This is why I ran for USG president last spring, and while I did not win, I am not disheartened as I move closer toward graduation this May, neither about the representation of students at this university, nor about the strength and unity of the organization that I have given so much to. I’ve seen USG take unprecedented strides in the last year, and I’m confident that under President Taylor Stepp’s second term, things will only get better for students. A two-term USG president is distinctly advantageous for undergraduates. With one-term presidents, every year the new officer must be transitioned and must start building relationships with students, administrators, faculty and staff that he or she will

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interact with on a frequent basis. At the end of every school year, this process begins again. Taylor, if elected to a second term, will be able to build off the successes of his first term and the relationships he built over the past year, enabling him to pursue long-term goals such as transitioning Ohio State to a digital textbook campus, or working toward the creation of a university landlord system. These are large-scale goals that will dramatically impact the issues of students and Taylor is equipped to accomplish them. Over the past year, I’ve seen USG improve in advocating for students. Taylor is not running unopposed for a second term because of a lack of interest; rather, he is unopposed because there is an acknowledgment that if given a second term, he will only be able to do more things to benefit our student body.

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